The Solo Violin Works of Samuel Adler, Chen Yi, and Shulamit Ran: A Performer's Perspective
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu13377122842021-08-03T05:30:09Z The Solo Violin Works of Samuel Adler, Chen Yi, and Shulamit Ran: A Performer's Perspective Galu, Ioana Music Music Education Ioana Galu violin Samuel Adler Chen Yi Shulamit Ran Canto III In Memory of Milton Memory Inscriptions BGSU Bowling Green State University Penny Thompson Kruse solo violin works for solo violin solo violin works contemporary solo violin <p>Solo violin repertoire dates back to the seventeenth century, when many violinists wrote works for themselves to perform. Before Bach, composers such as Fontana, Marini, Farina, Biber, Walther, and Westhoff explored the instrument’s capacity for expression and technical versatility. Until the mid-nineteenth century, string instrument instruction was an essential part of most musicians’ training. Many great composers including Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven played string instruments and wrote idiomatic works for those instruments, especially the violin.</p><p>Performers mainly rely on theoretical, stylistic, and structural analyses for informed interpretations, rarely having obtained information regarding the circumstances surrounding the composition and extra-musical influences. The solo violin works of Samuel Adler, Chen Yi, and Shulamit Ran have become part of the standard contemporary violin repertoire. Besides available theoretical writings and Chen Yi and Shulamit Ran’s notes which accompany their scores, there are no written accounts from a performer’s perspective or analyses of these works. The purpose of this document is to provide direct insight into the composition of these works and to give suggestions for informed performances. </p><p>All three composers currently reside in the United States, but were born in other countries: Samuel Adler (Germany), Chen Yi (China), and Shulamit Ran (Israel). Composers from diverse cultures approach idiomatic writing for the violin differently, using an array of techniques such as shifting, <i>glissando</i>, rhythm, articulation, and pitch temperament. Each composer’s cultural, social, spiritual, and personal influences must be understood by the performer, so that the interpretation can reflect the background from which the works were written. The author interviewed Adler, Chen Yi, and Ran regarding their solo violin pieces, musical and cultural backgrounds and compositional style. The author’s intention is to help violinists approach the discussed works from a technical, interpretative, and cultural perspective.</p> 2012-07-16 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1337712284 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1337712284 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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